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The Diversity Award: Schell Games The Crisis Management Award: Big Run Studios The Corporate Social Responsibility Award: Iam8bit The Education Award: Virtuos The Health and Wellbeing Award: Survios US Best Boss Award: Haden Blackman, Hangar 13 It’s not too surprising to see Respawn take home the top award for best US employers. Respawn employees seem genuinely happy whenever they appear in interviews and management seems to support their employees whenever they come forward with new ideas....

Two patches are inbound for Apex Legends later today regarding Season 9’s brand new weapon - the Bocek Bow - and the never-before touched LMG, the Spitfire. Players have been voicing feedback en masse regarding the Bocek Bow. These comments vary from it triggering epilepsy and sparkalaphobia (a fear of glitter) to it doling out too much damage at too long a range. For now, there’s no fix on the former, but the devs have made a note of it and so it’s likely to be worked on in a future update....

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition brings the classic game back to PC after being removed in 2018 thanks to a lawsuit with former publisher Atari. Oh, and it’ll also be out on the Switch too, which is cool. RollerCoaster Tycoon is a beloved franchise that ostensibly belongs to Atari, a game publisher you might remember from such classic titles as Missile Command and Space Invaders. If you go to Atari’s official website, you’ll see various RollerCoaster Tycoon games are listed, with one notable exception....

Any hope that the arrival of AMD’s new Big Navi graphics cards might help keep next-gen GPUs in stock long enough to actually buy was seemingly dashed yesterday, at least for Newegg customers. After getting restocked with GeForce RTX 3070s, 3080s, and getting a limited quantity of the new Radeon RX 6800s, Newegg was sold out of everything roughly 10 minutes after making the announcements. Popular online PC parts retailer Newegg tweeted out at 6:50 PM EST last night that they were about to get restocked with new graphics cards, including the brand new RX 6800....

HBO’s The Last of Us sounds like it’s beginning to shape up, as the series just found its new director, Kantemir Balagov. If a recent rumor is to be believed, then the series may be eyeing award-winning actor Mahershala Ali to take on the role of Joel. According to The Illuminerdi, HBO has already offered the part of the troubled dad-turned-brutal-smuggler to Ali. The actor is no stranger to roles as an action star, as he’s already played Cornell ‘Cottonmouth’ Stokes in Luke Cage and is currently wrapping up his role as Blade in the upcoming film of the same name....

As 2018 nears its end, the looming specter of next-generation consoles grows all the more real. Rumors continue to swirl regarding what Sony, Microsoft, and even Nintendo may be working on next. Two new next-gen Xbox rumors are the latest to reignite the ongoing discourse. Introducing the Xbox code names “Anaconda” and “Lockhart,” Microsoft’s two planned next-gen consoles, and the successors for both the Xbox One X and Xbox One S, respectively....

A listing for Yakuza Kiwami 2 went live on the Taiwanese PlayStation storefront earlier this week, perhaps leaking the unannounced remake’s development. The accidental posting has since been removed, but not before fans were able to screenshot the listing’s short description and tentative release date of December 17. No official confirmation that Yakuza Kiwami 2 is currently in development has been issued by developer/publisher Sega. Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the original PlayStation 2 Yakuza title from 2005, launches on August 29th for PlayStation 4....

UK-based studio Playground Games is best known as the developer behind the Forza Horizon franchise and it is currently working on Forza Horizon 4. That’s not all that Playground is cooking up, however, as it also has an open-world RPG in the oven. Rumors have been swirling for quite some time that the other game that Playground Games is working on is Fable 4. While the developer isn’t yet ready to reveal the mysterious project, which may or may not be Fable 4, it has announced several major hires with a huge amount of experience with games in the RPG genre....

Farming and crafting games have never really been my cup of tea. I’m either all-in on those types of games, unhealthily dedicating every waking moment tending to them (and my virtual farm), or bored to tears over the monotonous and mechanically granular gameplay that’s required to succeed. So, then, why would I be drawn to Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin - a rice farming game that describes itself as being “an ode to the artistry of cultivating rice, and an engrossing simulation of the craft behind the agriculture”?...

The Samsung Galaxy range of smartphones attracts a lot of attention. It is, after all, among the premiere flagship line-ups in the Android market. With such success, however, how can the Korean manufacturer evolve the series into something even more attractive? In truth the Samsung Galaxy S22’s answer isn’t especially bold: the 2022 flagship is all about refinement, moderately shrinking the handset’s screen size and overall scale compared to its S21 predecessor, while tweaking the camera arrangement too....

I’ll be the first to say that we all want big conventions back. As we head into the thirteenth month of varying stages of lockdown, with a vaccine rollout that still may seem frustratingly slow despite its increasing pace, and a worrisome rise in cases in the United States, it’s easy to see why fans and organizers are impatient for any sign that things are getting back to normal. And it’s hard to imagine a greater symbol of pre-pandemic life than the prospect of hundreds of thousands of people converging on the San Diego Convention Center for San Diego Comic-Con....

Sea of Thieves has managed to provide players near four years of patches, updates, and major expansions. Now Rare is trying something different. The studio is transitioning Sea of Thieves into a Seasonal content schedule, which means that the game will be broken down into Fortnite-like quarterly seasons. The Sea of Thieves experience as it stands will remain largely unchanged, but with the addition of a new progression track and a variety of other interesting additions....

In addition to showing off the highly anticipated gameplay reveal of the latest Tomb Raider game, titled Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Square Enix has also revealed the introductory cinematic of the game, as well as a cinematic and gameplay montage of Lara’s next adventure at its conference at E3 today. The montage of the game shows footage that gives fans “a taste of what to expect” from the game...

Controversy: Apple throttles older iPhones with degraded batteries Apple imagined a version of Siri that can whisper responses to you Apple iPhone X problems: Common problems and how to fix them Should your iPhone battery be replaced? How to replace your iPhone battery Cracked Mac Screen - US based, Accepts online orders/mail-in repairs Shatter Buggy - US based, services Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Texas Mission Repair - US based, accepts online orders/mail-in repairs Mendmyi - UK based, accepts online orders/mail-in repairs Quick Mobile Fix - UK based, accepts online orders/mail-in repairs...

Earlier this summer, the gaming industry underwent another #MeToo movement with accusations of sexual assault and harassment leveled at multiple people. Be it gaming influencers, journalists, esports players, or even individuals at key roles in large game development studios, the effects of the movement has shaken up many major parts of gaming. One of these cases was towards Mike Zaimont, lead design director and programmer at Lab Zero Games, the studio responsible for titles such as the fighting game hit Skullgirls and IndieGoGo-backed RPG Indivisible....

The very nature of Skyrim is ripe for parody and good-natured ribbing. Yes, it’s one of the most beloved adventure role-playing games ever made, but Bethesda’s approach to world building leaves it open for scrutiny. Of course, this includes memes. Here are ten of the funniest ones about dragons that are currently out there in the digital space. Each one is bound to give Skyrim players a few chuckles! 10 Irony When faced with dwindling health and no potions, Skyrim players default to the food in their inventory, with varying degrees of success....

Within the Elder Scrolls universe, there are few races upon the continent of Tamriel that are as enigmatic and insular as the Argonians of Black Marsh. Or as they would put it, the Saxhleel of Argonia. That being said, despite being a major member of the Tamirelic Empire, it is quite surprising that most of their history and aspects are still mysterious. For those who are curious about the lore, or those who truly love to play as the beastfolk of Black Marsh, here are the essential facts any fan should know about Argonians in the Elder Scrolls franchise....

What is Bitmoji on Snapchat? What are Bitmoji shortcuts? How does the Snapchat Widget work? Swipe right from your home screen to bring up your Today view. Scroll down to the bottom, and tap the Edit button. Tap the + button next to the Snapchat Widget to add it to your Today view. All your Best Friends with Bitmoji will automatically be placed in the widget. Just tap a friend’s Bitmoji shortcut to chat....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has officially arrived, receiving a mixture of praise and criticism from its players. One specific aspect of the game that some outspoken players would like to see adjusted is the sniper rifles of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, only this time, fans want to see the weapons buffed. This is a far cry from the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alpha just a few weeks back, as players were furious by the power of the game’s sniper rifles....

If there’s one trend I can’t get enough of, it’s people who care to take the time to create stuff from video games in real life. Though I will never have the talent for that, some people out there have impressive skills and attention to detail. One of these people is a Reddit user, Lallen_J. This person made the full list of flower wreaths from Animal Crossing, but in real life (pictured below)....